2018 Eliteserien

Eliteserien
Season2018
Dates11 March – 24 November
ChampionsRosenborg
26th title
RelegatedSandefjord
Start
Champions LeagueRosenborg
Europa LeagueMolde
Brann
Haugesund
Matches played240
Goals scored672 (2.8 per match)
Top goalscorerFranck Boli
(17 goals)
Biggest home winMolde 5–0 Sandefjord
(11 March 2018)
Biggest away winStart 1–6 Vålerenga
(14 April 2018)
Highest scoringStart 1–6 Vålerenga
(14 April 2018)
Longest winning runBrann
(7 games)
Longest unbeaten runBrann
(14 games)
Longest winless runSandefjord
(15 games)
Longest losing runSandefjord
(8 games)
Highest attendance21,201
Rosenborg 1–1 Ranheim
(5 May 2018)
Lowest attendance1,393
Ranheim 1–1 Sandefjord
(19 August 2018)
Average attendance5,865 Decrease 12.4%
2017
2019

The 2018 Eliteserien was the 74th completed season of top-tier football in Norway. This was second season of Eliteserien as rebranding from Tippeligaen.

The season began on 11 March and ended 24 November 2018, not including play-off matches.[1] Fixtures for the 2018 season were announced on 19 December 2017.[2] Rosenborg were the defending champions, while Bodø/Glimt, Start and Ranheim entered as the promoted teams from the 2017 1. divisjon.

Rosenborg won their fourth consecutive title, their 26th top-flight title overall, with one match to spare following a 1–0 away win against Start on 11 November 2018.[3]

  1. ^ "Hovedterminliste menn 2018" (PDF). fotball.no.
  2. ^ "Terminlisten er klar: Slik spilles Eliteserien 2018". aftenposten.no (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Rosenborg vant Eliteserien: – Det har vært et vanvittig turbulent år". NRK Sport (in Norwegian). NRK. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2019.